So far we have talked about the rough workflow in Navisworks Quantification and building Catalogs in Navisworks Quantification, now we get to the fun part (at least for me), taking off objects. There are three types of takeoff, Automated takeoff where properties are brought across from the mo...

Main purpose of the build is to start beta testing company for AVEVA & Intergraph integration via ISO 15926 plug-in module. The only module has status of beta version and currently available in 32-bit client only. SYN-4007 Subdivide 3D without solid reconstruction (new option Tools->Options->3DView->3DSubdivision->Try sewing to solid) SYN-4120 Synchronize... Continue reading

Technorati Tags: Synchro,Schedule,P6,Reschedule The latest version of Synchro v4.6.3.1 which was released 2 months ago on September 14, 2012 came with an annoying bug. Automatic Rescheduling doesn’t work. It’s pretty annoying, if you change a task, all its dependent tasks don’t change. You’re forced to perform a manual reschedule by... Continue reading

Birmingham, England (18 October 2012), Synchro Ltd is pleased to announce that on Saturday and Sunday, January 26 and 27, 2013, The Second Annual Synchro User Conference will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Please note that the Construction CPM Conference will directly follow at... Continue reading

Hi Connie,
To answer your question, you can't. This is a big issue for a lot of people who want to have access to live models without "leaving evidence" of your access to these files. This would be a nice hack, but in the meantime, your best solution would be to just deal with it, or copy the original files to a new private folder.

You my have asked yourself this question even after your already new the answer.Here I try to break it down for you: NWC: CACHE FILE: Forget about the Navisworks Export Utility for a second. By default, when you open or append any native CAD, dwf(x), dxf, dwg, ifc, fbx, sat, etc., in Naviswork...

Auto-Save is a great feature added into Synchro not to long ago. If Synchro crashed and you hadn’t saved in a while then chances are you could recover lost work here. But if you have Auto Save enabled, and you are a regular user of Synchro then your Auto Save... Continue reading

The classic bar game, Photo Hunt, is tons of fun. In each level, players are shown two photos—side-by-side—that are identical except for five differences. The objective is to find and identify the differences between the pictures before a timer runs out. The picture below, is from early 2010. Hunt-Moss JV,... Continue reading

Some of you may have been prompted to install the latest version of Synchro 4.5.4.0, and while this version wasn’t a major release, there are a few improvements: Improved Asta PowerProject Support, including Support for v12 Improved (Microsoft Project) XML processing Support for Filters in Synchro’s Free Open Viewer Continue reading

You may have heard last week that Google sold its popular 3D tool Sketchup to Trimble. Also, remember last year Trimble bought Tekla too. For everyone wondering what this means to SketchUp and Google Earth, apparently the models submitted will still be in an 3D Warehouse hosted by Google, but... Continue reading

I received an email from a reader regarding our last blog post about Synchro vs Navisworks. It was written so eloquently that I had to share… I was up half the night last night rereading the blog entry in my mind and I have a few items for your consideration... Continue reading

There’s always been a discussion about Synchro vs Navisworks Timeliner. What’s the better Project Management solution? This is in no way a full out comparison between the two solutions, and I don’t think it is fair to say one is better than the other. This article is merely a highlight... Continue reading

We’ve all been there. You try to export an animation from Synchro, and using one of the Video Codecs, to find that Synchro produces an AVI that is 2.5 GB (or bigger) for every minute. The Microsoft codecs aren’t much help. I’ve been using the Lagarith Lossless Video Codec for... Continue reading

Autodesk released Revit 2013 recently, and if you’re using Synchro, then there’s a good chance that you are bringing in dwfx models from Revit. So what’s new? David Light, over at http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.co.uk gave a great Review of what’s new in Revit 2013 last week, and I highly suggest you read... Continue reading

Dr. Greg Wilson, P.E. of Texas A&M University-Commerce wants to invite anyone in the Commerce, Texas area tomorrow for a nice get together. With Synchro, Hensel Phelps, Hunt Construction, Balfour Beatty, and other large general contractors present, this should be a great networking event, and a great learning experience. The... Continue reading

The next time you walk into a theater or concert hall, take a moment to think about the space around you: the way the lights come up and dim, the way sound carries or doesn’t. Theatre Consultants Collaborative, or TCC, uses iPad to design and build performing arts spaces around... Continue reading

One of the General Contractors that I work for is looking for someone with Revit Experience, also Construction Management Experience is a plus. The GC does a lot of High Rise Residential projects. Preferably you have 2 years of experience or more. You will be required to relocate to the... Continue reading

Google SketchUp is an amazing product, it’s the reason I got into the BIM game. Back in 2006, I did my senior project using SketchUp, got an A, and when I got hired by Turner Construction in 2007, I started using SketchUp to get a better understanding of how my... Continue reading

How big does a project need to be to constitute the use of BIM? contribute to the discussion: http://goo.gl/mod/v1gD Is $1 million too small? I was in a meeting today with a mid-size general contractor out of Boston, showing him the many benefits of BIM. Although they already use BIM... Continue reading

The 1st Annual Synchro User Conference was great. We all had a lot of fun, learned a lot from each other, we saw some some ways Synchro is being used across the industry in different parts of the world, and learned a bit about the history of Synchro and how... Continue reading